The Museum of African American History, The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and The City of Boston present A Day of Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 18, 2010 1:00 pm Historic Faneuil Hall, Boston Honored Guest Speaker Sonia Sanchez And Readings From the Speeches and Writings of Dr. King by Sam Cornish, Read More…
Month: January 2010
Public Skating Times at Steriti Rink
There is public skating time everyday at Steriti Memorial Rink in the North End at 561 Commercial Street. 2010 Public Skating Hours Mon, Wed, Thur & Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 1:30pm-4:50pm Fri 7:00pm-9:50pm Sat 2:00pm-3:50pm 7:00pm-9:50pm Sun 2:00pm-4:50pm For more information, call the rink at: (617)523-9327. To book other times on the ice, call 617-727-4708.
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Plan for 2010
I attended this month’s meeting of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park where a large group discussed the organization’s efforts toward the waterfront park. President Joanne Hayes-Rines reviewed some of FOCCP’s recent accomplishments. For the first time, the park was integrated into the neighborhood’s Columbus Day activities. The Parade stopped at the park where a Read More…
North End Eating Meetup at Artu
The North End Eating Meetup group met at Artu for a well-attended lunch event. About 22 people attended hailing from both the neighborhood and other areas around town. Resident Jim S. organized the event though the NEEM Meetup site. “NEEM is an opportunity for me to show off my neighborhood, Boston’s North End.” Go to Read More…
Weekly North End Police Blotter
Breaking & Entering – Residential 01/12/10 8:00pm-9:45pm Victim reports an unknown person entered the apartment on Fulton St. and removed a TV, 2 laptops and a Playstation machine. No sign of forced entry. Larceny in a Building 01/13/10 9:50pm Victim reports she left her cell phone on the counter of a Hanover St. store, while Read More…
Boston Meet Boa
E. Kevin Schopfer is way ahead of other Boston urban designers and developers. As seen on Yanko Design (via UniversalHub.com and ArchBoston.org), he thinks Boston really needs a “Boa” which stands for Boston Arcology Urban Housing. It’s a floating city that sits in Boston Harbor, shown below at the edge of Long Wharf. Some of Read More…
Molasses Flood Aniversary
Today is the anniversary of the North End’s Molasses Flood on January 15, 1919. Katherine blogs about it on Emerson’s Graduate Student journalism site (via Universal Hub), referencing some books on the disaster including Stephen Puleo’s Dark Tide. Related posts: Was the North End’s Molasses Flood the Worst Food Disaster? North End’s Molassacre Ranks #5 Read More…
Scott Brown Rally in North End with Rudy Giuliani
Former NYC Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, campaigned for Scott Brown today with a rally and walk through the North End. Several hundred folks showed up at the Prado (Paul Revere Mall) for the rally and the group was also seen walking down Hanover Street. (View the Herald and Globe reports on the event.) The special election Read More…
Green Ticket Bill Passes House; Michlewitz Gives Maiden Speech
House Bill 3588, known as the Green Ticket Bill, passed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Thursday by a vote of 143-1. The bill now goes to the State Senate, where it appears to also have broad support. The Green Ticket Bill adds some teeth to tickets issued by Code Enforcement for violations of Read More…
Government Center Garage Redevelopment Put On Indefinite Hold
Owners of the Government Center Garage have replaced Ted Raymond as the developer of the property and have decided to keep the garage and upper floor offices in place, at least in the short-term. Raymond had proposed a multi-tower office plan for the property up to 600 feet in height which ran into fierce opposition Read More…
Local Links For Haitian Earthquake Tragedy
Here are some Boston links relating to the earthquake disaster that occured in Haiti. Joe Porcelli of Neighbors for Neighbors blogs with the takeaways from tonight’s Haitian-American Community Meeting held in Boston. Read more The Boston Haitian Reporter is live-blogging reactions with a related live-Twitter feed. Read more The Big Picture has a collection of Read More…